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Post by ArcLight on Feb 4, 2007 1:23:20 GMT -5
SciFi Channel is going to star airing "Special Unit 2" next Friday (in the US, at least). Aside from being a fun show the second episode - "The Pack" - deals with our favorite furry friends.
SCI FI EAST Feb. 9, 2007
08:00 PM SPECIAL UNIT 2 THE BROTHERS
09:00 PM SPECIAL UNIT 2 THE PACK
10:00 PM SPECIAL UNIT 2 THE WRAPS
Check local listings and all that.
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Post by dedwyre on Feb 4, 2007 17:20:23 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll watch it if I remember. Actually, I'll have to record it. Hope it's good.
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Post by dedwyre on Feb 9, 2007 23:28:04 GMT -5
Watching the first episode now. Danny Woodburn is a regular! He used to play Mickey Abbott, Kramer's midget friend, on "Seinfeld"! Recently, he's just been in Burger King commercials.
Just thought I'd mention that.
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Post by dedwyre on Feb 10, 2007 16:56:50 GMT -5
I finished watching the second episode of SU2, so now I can comment on it. It deals with a pack of werewolves (which they call "Thropes," because apparently the term "werewolf" doesn't cover it) who are killing people in the city during the full moon. SU2 catches one and interrogates him, but he won't talk. So, O'Malley (the token smart-aleck lead male) gets himself bitten so he can go undercover.
The thropes are actually big-time stock brokers. They don't have to eat or sleep when they're human, so they can just work 24-7 and make money. Plus, they don't feel sympathy, so they never have trouble dealing with clients and stuff.
There aren't any transformation scenes. It turns out that the thropes change gradually as the full moon nears, much like Ginger in "Ginger Snaps," only a lot quicker (like, a day). They don't show any of them changing, besides giving O'Malley a hairy hand and claws. The werewolves themselves look similar to those in "Curse of the Werewolf" and "The Monster Squad." They all wear suits, though, which is odd; you'd think they'd be smart enough to take them off so they don't get ruined.
There's also a cure for lycanthropy, but it only works if administered within a certain time after contracting the virus (i.e., being bitten)
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Post by ArcLight on Feb 10, 2007 17:55:16 GMT -5
Man, it was good to see SU2 again. I wish it'd hit DVD.
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Post by dedwyre on Feb 10, 2007 19:31:36 GMT -5
Again? I thought it was new.
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Post by ArcLight on Feb 10, 2007 20:53:17 GMT -5
It was on UPN a couple years back.
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Post by dedwyre on Feb 10, 2007 21:20:53 GMT -5
Ah. Well, I guess I don't need to think too deeply about whether or not the show will survive.
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Post by ArcLight on May 8, 2007 13:02:30 GMT -5
Looks like the werewolf ep of "Special Unit 2" is on SciFi tonight (the 8th).
Check local listings and such...
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Post by Werewolf on May 9, 2007 2:36:58 GMT -5
Missed them again!
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Post by ArcLight on Sept 19, 2008 8:42:55 GMT -5
Sorry for the lack of warning but SciFi is doing another "Special Unit 2" marathon today (the 19th) and at 11AM (check local...aw, you know the deal) is the episode "The Pack."
Oh, and afterwards the X-Files episode "Jersey Devil" is supposed to be on.
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